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homogenous

adjective

  1. uniform in consistency/structure
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /həˈmɒd͡ʒɪnəs/ / /həˈmɑd͡ʒɪnəs/

adj

Etymology: From homo- + gene + -ous.

  1. Having the same genetic structure; exhibiting homogeny.

    It is quite possible to have, on the one hand, developmental homogeny between parts which are not ancestrally homogenous, and, on the other, to have ancestral homogeny between parts which are not developmentally homogenous.

  2. Alternative form of homogeneous (“having the same composition”).

    A term coined by the French New Right intellectual, Alain de Benoist, ethnopluralism stipulates the “equivalency of homogenous peoples in their indigenous territories.”